37 Cool Office Supplies and Gadgets That’ll Revitalize Your Workplace

Unique and cool office supplies address many common workplace doldrums.

From grey walls to blandly colored carpets, a pop of color or a splash of humor can help liven up an otherwise dull office.

After all, a bad case of the Mondays can’t get you down when you pull your tape out of a smiling otter tape dispenser.

So if you don’t have the time, money, or energy to face a complete office remodel (or if you just want to make buying cool office stuff a little but more fun), try investing in some unique office supplies to brighten things up instead.

From cute and quirky to funny and novelty, here’s a list of 37 unique office supplies that’ll liven up your office!

(Note: we’ve included the price of each item and will update pricing as often as possible)

1. A mini USB vacuum

Even activities like vacuuming get more fun on a miniature scale. A mini USB vacuum isn’t just fun, it can also suck up all those crumbs you’ve been pretending to ignore. Bonus points if the vacuum actually looks like the real thing.

Price: $13.49

2. Fun office supplies from Knock Knock

Knock Knock’s business model is built around supplying products that “bring humor, creativity, and smarts to everyday life.”

They’re your go-to spot for anything from post-its to notebooks, all with an extra dash of humor you won’t find anywhere else. And while it’s way past New Year’s, you can always find a use for free affirmation printables:

3. An otter tape dispenser

Here’s what one person had to say after they bought their otter tape dispenser:

If you’re frantically tossing a presentation together for an emergency meeting and feeling just a little frantic, this little guy should put things in perspective.

Price: $14.99

4. Remote-controlled vehicles

Tired of emails? Clip your memos onto a RC vehicle for an epic delivery to Dave down the hall. You could even take a cue from these McClaren employees and host a Friday afternoon grand prix made from an office-supply track.

Prices Vary

5. Healthy Snacks

Think snacks don’t qualify as a supply you need for your office? A recent survey found that while only 16% of offices offer free snacks for their employees, 67% of employees with access to free food reported being reported being “very” or “extremely” happy with their current job.

How many post-it notes have you met that can make employees happy, healthier, and more productive?

Since we know healthy snacks supply your office with a lot of joy, we put them on this list.

Prices Vary

6. Pens that nobody will want to burrow

Don’t you love when you let your coworkers borrow your pens only to realize that you have none left?

13. A Dammit doll

Have you ever felt so frustrated at work that you wanted to just throw something against the wall? Of course not, neither have we…

In case you do ever fall victim to that type of frustration, a better outlet might be the Dammit Doll. Grab one of these dolls, and hurl it around to relieve workplace stress. Hey, that’s what they’re made for!

18. A posture monitor

You simply place a small sensor on your shirt that gently vibrated when you begin to slouch in your chair. They also have an app that tracks your posture, steps taken, and distance travelled over the course of a day.

25. Legos

Since they open the mind to creativity, building blocks have a place in every office. If you wait long enough you might even be able to buy The Office themed Legos. Toys don’t get more office-appropriate than that.

Prices Vary

26. Personalized anything

Business cards, mugs, post-its…if you can name it, you can personalize it on Zazzle.com. What’s a more unique office supply that are special for each person?

Deck out your office and boost employee morale with office supplies that scream your company culture.

Prices Vary

27. Computer sitters

These guys keep you company all day long. And if anyone asks, you can say they’re helping you be more productive… definitely not toys.

34. Roller notes

35. Cool trash cans

Trash cans are a necessary part of office life, and really, life in general. Since you need them, why not make the ones you stock in your office awesome?

This list of the 10 coolest cans from Oddee should give you the perfect start. These models expand, they contract, they even open via infrared sensors. These are not your father’s trash cans.

Prices Vary

36. Vintage fountain pens

Transport employees to a simpler time of briefcases, typewriters, and of course, ridiculously fancy pens. These pens make the office fun, even if you only use them for show!

Price: $24.00

37. A desktop party pack

This handy party pack will make sure you never be caught without the ingredients for an impromptu office party again. It’s good to know you always have the tools to make employees feel special…right in your desk drawer!

Price: $8.99

So as you can see, cool office supplies really can make an office shine!

What unique office supplies do you use to perk up your office? Comment below to add your ideas to our list!

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In our office, we have these awesome game boards that are also used as functioning art. They look really neat hanging up and can be taken down when you want to play a game. They make the office fun and the colors are so vibrant that it adds a touch of our personalities as well.

The Lumo Lift would be great for our Digital Marketing office where everyone is on the computer, all day long! We have ping-pong set up for our staff, but I really like the idea of adding board games, puzzles and coloring books to give everyone a variety of choices.

The posture tracker is amazing. I struggle with posture and sitting at a desk all day does not do me any favors. I plan on looking into the tracker. That could help with a lot of back issues. I am happy to have learned about it here!

I have that sea otter tape holder on my desk and it makes me so happy every time I see the little guy! I love the ideas in this blog, especially the puzzle table with some adult coloring books available. We also want to have a lego wall (base plates glued to the wall like wall paper and then a big bin of legos for people to build on the wall). Can’t wait to get it set up and see what people create.

I love decorating my desk with fun flare, and I encourage others in the office to do so as well (especially if they are new!). It’s a great conversation starter when people pass by desks. I can’t wait to go to Japan in a couple weeks and bring back all kinds of fun desk flare for the office (also gives others an excuse to stop by and chat and say “WHAT is that?”).

ALSO! I made a “bouquet” of flowers which are just fake flowers with sharpies taped to them. People compliment them all the time and then I go “well…. they’re not real- they’re sharpies!”.

That USB vac is PRECIOUS!!! I am going to purchase one for a coworker who is obsessed with canned air and cleaning her work surface. I shared the Bilk patterned wall tiles and the surface skins with my coworkers – they are (commercial) interior designers.

We already have a lot of these things in our office, but some new great ideas! Always looking for ways to “fun the place up” a bit. I must say though, those pens that “no one wants to steal” would be gone in a heartbeat around here!

Love the affirmation cards! I am printing and passing to staff today 🙂 I love finding little ways to make people smile. I go online as well and find funny sayings, and drop them in people’s offices…it keeps working here fun and upbeat. The world simply needs more laughter to make it a little brighter.

We already have a lot of these things in our office but I’m always looking for new ideas! I’m currently searching for easy to maintain low light plants. We have some sunlights throughout office but we’re in an old industrial building that has been converted into office spaces so lighting and direct sunlight are a challenge. Plus, I don’t have much of a green thumb. :/

I’m definitely bookmarking the Poppins page with the color coordinated office supplies, we love to incorporate our company’s lime green all over the office. While I love the content in these articles, the comments usual prove to be another great source of inspiration. I love reading everyone else’s ideas too!

I was gifted a dammit doll a loooong time ago, and while at first I thought it was silly, having something to toss and bang around actually relived my frustrations! I could easily see those being a hit in the office too 🙂

I just immediately purchased coloring books and colored pencils/sharpeners for my office just now. I have no idea if folks will be into it, but it can’t hurt to drop a few in the common areas and see if there are any takers! Thank you for the idea!

I’ve long been a proponent of plants being beneficial in an office for many reasons, so was excited to see the list of benefits here that I can share – finally, validation! Also, I must have the Roller Notes – so cool! Lastly, my IT team will be stoked to see a few sets of Legos in their collaboration room – thanks for the great ideas!

I want the solar-powered rainbow maker so much and am trying to figure out how to budget it for the office. I think the addition of rainbows on sunny days would be a wonderful boost for my teams. Great find!

We just started snacking with SnackNation last week (HUGE hit!), but I’ve been doing motivational signs on my door for some time now. I like to mix up the motivationals such as “If serving is below you, leadership is beyond you.” with some de-motivators to make people laugh (a favorite is, “Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all the unhappy people”). It keeps the office engaged and results in communication that works. I need to add stuff from Knock Knock and the pens no one will want to borrow to my repertoire!

Ha, there are a few people in our office who could use the posture notifier (including me!) for sure. We have a bucket of soft/friendly toys like those rubber squishy balls that folks can throw or squeeze when needed. I am going to have to order those pens for the guy who sits across from me and gets a kick out of stealing pens with my name on them – that’ll teach him!

Some of the fun things we have done to add a cool factor to the office is themed conference rooms. Ex: One office is set up with wall decals of old nintendo games and the entire room is decorated around that. One wall is the Mario Brothers game. PacMan is another wall. Another room is our social media room with #chalkboards and posters of the popular media sites. Our next venture is going to be trying out the standing desks.

These are really cool ideas. Our desks just have all the standard stuff, but a few of the walls in our open area have painted wall murals. These seem to jazz up the area and our conversation starters for new clients and vendors.

Our office is pretty strict on what we can and can not have. Unfortunately none of these fun supplies would be allowed. We are a fun office but when we moved to a new location all the fun unique supplies were switched to a uniform.

Loving the idea Lumo Lift is professing. We recently began ordering exercise balls for our office to use as chairs, and those paired with a Lumo could create positive strides for anyone’s posture/core.

I’m about to start my first full-time job and so I want to get really cool supplies for my office. I especially like the idea of getting computer sitters and might try and see if there are any that I would particularly like. However, I also like the idea of getting Legos that I could use to help me think better whenever I get into a rut.

I love the DIY Zen Garden. That would really help the folks here including myself relax during a stressful day. Also, love the pens with the funny sayings. My pens are always disappearing and that would hopefully make it stop 🙂

We have a few hoola hoops, mini corn-hole boards, and a golf putting strip to encourage employees to take short breaks throughout the day.

I love the idea of stability balls, and have been looking into offering coloring books/supplies as our phone reps can get quite stressed! I had never heard of the posture gadget – might have to get one of those for myself!

I put a Buddha Board in our office for our creative folks to express their inner artist…and I also received the hilarious pens that were mentioned below and put them at a table near my desk. A few have disappeared so I’m sure someone is getting a laugh at the “Verdant Fields Nudist Camp” pen they ended up with 🙂

This was a very fun read, indeed. I especially liked the pens that nobody will want to borrow; so funny. If it were me, I would borrow one of those pens, but do what I needed to do right in front of the lender and give the pen right back. Lol! Anyway, when it comes to work, we do not usually think of fun and clever ways of doing things, so this is what makes your post an even better read. Thank you so much for sharing these ideas.

I need that mini USB vacuum, my desk gets so messy from dirt and crumbs, that would be so handy! Also, those funny pens are too great, employees are constantly grabbing pens from my pencil cup and forget to (or purposely don’t) return them. Besides, I would just have fun on my own reading the pens. These are definitely on my list.

Offices can be pretty dull when you don’t have the tools to spice them up. These are all great things to help you make your office life a little more interesting. I really liked the motivational posters and having the rc cars in the office. I have never heard of a mini usb vacuum but it looked funny. I’m sure many people would love to have something like that. Thanks for sharing these cool ideas!

These are such cool items! I like that they are available for such a cheap price too! I think my favorite was the Yoda figurine that sits on top of your computer. It would brighten my day every day while working. Thanks for the cool ideas.

Great ideas in the post. This may sound boring but my favourite is the plants suggestion. It brings a natural feel to the office, allowing for the outdoors to be felt inside, and it helps with refreshing the oxygen within the office space. Definitely my fav I think! 🙂

I like how you said that fountain pens make the office fun. I have been buying new office supplies, and I’ve been looking for something fun to add. I can see how a fountain pen would accomplish this. Thanks for the tip!

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